Exploring the experience of partners who live with a chronic low back pain sufferer.
Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is a condition that causes individuals considerable distress. It also presents a significant challenge to the health service and is often viewed by clinicians as frustrating to manage. The purpose of the present paper is to explore the experiences of individuals in the i...
| Publicado en: | Health & Social Care in the Community Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 34 - 43 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Jan2004
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